Ștefan Dobay (Hungarian: Dobay István, 26 September 1909 – 7 April 1994), was a Romanian footballer who played as a striker and manager.

Ștefan Dobay
Personal information
Full name Ștefan Dobay
Date of birth (1909-09-26)26 September 1909
Place of birth Újszentes, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 7 April 1994(1994-04-07) (aged 84)
Place of death Târgu Mureș, Romania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1925–1926 Sparta CFR Timișoara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926–1929 Banatul Timișoara 61 (34)
1930–1940 Ripensia Timișoara 153 (127)
1940–1941 CA Cluj 8 (2)
1941–1942 Törekvés SE 9 (4)
1945–1948 Flacăra Mediaș 7 (3)
Total 238 (170)
International career
1930–1939[1] Romania 41 (19)
Managerial career
1947–1948 Flacăra Mediaș
1949 Farul Constanța
1950 Locomotiva Târgu Mureș
1951 Flacăra Mediaș
1952–1953 Locomotiva Târgu Mureș
1953–1954 Romania
1954 Dinamo Orașul Stalin
1955 Locomotiva Târgu Mureș
1956 CCA București
1957 CFR Cluj
1958 UTA Arad
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played for Ripensia Timișoara and the Romania national football team for whom he got 41 caps, scored 19 goals and he appeared at the 1934 and 1938 World Cups as a forward and scoring a goal in each tournament.

Honours

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Player

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Ripensia Timișoara

Romania

Individual

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  • Romanian League:
    • Top Scorer (4): 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1936–37

Manager

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CCA / Steaua București

References

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  1. ^ "Stefan Dobay – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.

Selected publications

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